US 12,114,277 B2
Using a cell as a pathloss or timing reference
Takashi Suzuki, Ichikawa (JP); Zhijun Cai, Euless, TX (US); and Rene Waraputra Purnadi, Irving, TX (US)
Assigned to Malikie Innovations Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/445,628.
Application 17/445,628 is a continuation of application No. 16/430,552, filed on Jun. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,102,742, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/430,552 is a continuation of application No. 15/825,149, filed on Nov. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,341,974, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/825,149 is a continuation of application No. 14/828,859, filed on Aug. 18, 2015, granted, now 9,838,989, issued on Dec. 5, 2017.
Application 14/828,859 is a continuation of application No. 13/655,797, filed on Oct. 19, 2012, granted, now 9,131,434, issued on Sep. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0392599 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 56/0015 (2013.01) [H04W 56/00 (2013.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
sending, by a radio access network to a mobile device, information indicating a cell on a first carrier of a first type and a cell on a second carrier of a second type;
sending, by the radio access network to the mobile device, configuration information regarding whether the mobile device is to connect with a cell on another carrier of a new carrier type;
sending, by the radio access network to the mobile device, information relating to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration that is specific to a type of carrier, wherein the sending of the DRX configuration comprises:
sending information relating to a first DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the first carrier of the first type, and
sending information relating to a second DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the another carrier of the new carrier type.